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Monday, April 27, 2015

Obsessed with Irish Crochet!

Working on Fiddle Head Fern Leaf

I have always been in awe of the craftsmanship of Irish crochet lace when I saw them for the first time after being hooked on Pinterest.

After a long search (yeah, despite Google!) I finally found a video tutorial of a popular Irish crochet motif which is the Fiddle Head Fern Leaf! This piece I'm working on will be part of a reworked crochet headpiece for my good friend Ru. 

If you're obsessed like me ;) I'm sharing you below the resources I found where you can learn Irish crochet lace and also get free patterns of the different motifs:

Their Youtube channel is where I learned the fiddle head fern leaf. Even though the video was quite long (5 clips for this pattern), it was easy to follow and I quickly learned the pattern. I made that in as little as an hour! #obsessed

2. SheRu
I've been learning 3D crochet flowers from SheRu and it's a great place to start learning complicated crochet patterns. SheRu has an extensive library of free patterns as it seems they upload new patterns everyday. They also have knitting patterns in case you're interested to learn.

Issuu is a place where publications are shared online by users and I discovered a lot of expensive crochet books shared here for free! Although there are only a few Irish crochet patterns here, there are a lot more you can access and learn without having to buy the book.

Do you have other resources for Irish Crochet Lace? Share it in the comments below!

Update:
Sharing some of my finished works:



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Friday, October 10, 2014

New Products Coming Soon!


My first try on free form crochet
Whew! Haven't been here in awhile... but the new interest in my crochet products has got me my crochet mojo back!

Got inquiries from Pinay wholesalers wanting to sell my goods here and abroad. Only too happy to oblige so dusted off my crochet hooks and took out my huge yarn stash. And of course, I wanted to create something new so went back to my trusty Pinterest board to get some fresh ideas and found really interesting free form crochet. Loved them! Pattern-less and your work seems to take a life of its own. 

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Thursday, November 22, 2012

Crochet Fashion is in Style Again!

Crochet Fashion is back in style!

British designer Christopher Kane featured fabulous crochet pieces in his 2011 Fall/ Winter collection.









Source: vogue.com via Millicent on Pinterest



According to the Huffington Post:
Crochet used to be reserved for potholders and hippie-dippie sweaters. Now, thanks to the genius of British designer Christopher Kane, the loosely knit fabric has become modern again in deep-cut sweaters and dresses. 

Below are more of the cool pieces from Kane's collection:
























Source: vogue.com via Millicent on Pinterest











Source: vogue.com via Millicent on Pinterest
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Monday, October 15, 2012

Pin of the Day: Mini Crochet Ball with Tutorial

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Friday, October 12, 2012

Pin of the Day: Crochet Jewelry Clasp

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Pin of the Day: Crochet Mask with Tutorial

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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Pin of the Day: All The Granny Square Tutorial You Could Find!

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Pin of the Day: Penny Arcade Jacket with Pattern

Source: caron.com via Millicent on Pinterest
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Monday, October 1, 2012

Pin of the Day: Seamless Crochet Round Tutorial

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Friday, September 28, 2012

Pin of the Day: Barefoot Sandies

Today, I'm starting off a new segment for my blog: Pin of the Day. This features the many crochet inspirations and tutorials I found and pinned from Pinterest.

The first one I'm posting here is this Barefoot Sandie with tutorial from Lion Brand.


















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Friday, September 14, 2012

Crochet Bullion Stitch



I have been trying so hard to learn this fancy crochet stitch for quite some time and now I'm hooked (pun intended)!


Not too bad for my first try... despite the blisters on my fingers :(


Close up view. See the messy middle?


Thank God for Pinterest, I found two of the easiest tutorials on bullion stitch among dozens of these on the net. Check them out below:





















For the bullion circles I made above, I used a little of both the tutorials: getting the pattern from healmyhands.com and the extra needle trick from crochetspot.com

This probably the hardest crochet stitch I've learned, leaving most of my fingers blistered! But I guess it was all worth it!

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Friday, April 20, 2012

Pinterest: Addictive to Crocheters!


Pinterest is a handicrafter's dream social network and for crocheters like me, just pure heaven! 


Not only was I able to showcase my crochet works but also get to find free crochet patterns that are simply fabulous :)


Here are some of the popular crochet pins on my board:










                                                          
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